Bureau of Land Management
Canadian surrenders over US 'eco-terror' attacks
Nov 29, 2012 18:34 EST
A Canadian women wanted over the "largest eco-terrorism case" in US history surrendered Thursday, after a decade on the run for a series of arson attacks starting in the 1990s, investigators said.
Reward offered for stolen California rock carvings
Nov 20, 2012 15:11 EST
Archeologists offered a $1,000 reward Tuesday for information leading to the arrest of vandals who stole four priceless ancient rock carvings, and damaged others in the California desert.
40th Iditarod poised to start with nod to race, trail history
Mar 02, 2012 11:26 EST
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Sixty-six mushers and their dogs will line up on Saturday for the launch of the 40th Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, an event that has grown from an obscure contest many considered a one-time lark into a world-famous, big-money sports extravaganza.
Christo delays project to wrap Arkansas River in silver
Feb 22, 2012 00:09 EST
Christo, the artist famous for wrapping world landmarks, announced he is postponing for a year his next project, suspending silvery fabric over a river in the western United States.
Federal agency scales back Nevada mustang roundup
Dec 21, 2011 23:56 EST
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Federal land managers said on Wednesday they have decided to scale back a disputed roundup of wild horses in Nevada next month and to postpone the planned castration of stallions as part of the operation.
Helium could be the next hot energy commodity
Dec 16, 2011 08:36 EST
Supply is declining and demand is increasing for this element with many scientific and industrial applications . Every day headlines and articles are dominated by natural gas and oil drilling news. But many are ignoring what could sneak into energy column space in the future? helium.
Christo to wrap Arkansas River in silver
Nov 08, 2011 15:17 EST
Christo, the artist famous for wrapping landmarks around the world, revealed Tuesday his next project: suspending silvery fabric over the Arkansas River in the western United States.
Songbirds decline as Wyoming oil and gas soars: study
Oct 13, 2011 20:45 EDT
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Key populations of songbirds are in decline in the sagebrush plains of southwestern Wyoming as oil and gas development there increases, a University of Wyoming scientist said on Thursday.
As Burning Man leaves desert, growing pains continue
Sep 07, 2011 12:59 EDT
BLACK ROCK CITY, Nev (Reuters) - Organizers of the iconic "Burning Man" celebration began this week to clear the desert of any evidence that 50,000 people had just spent the past week here in a transient, art-filled, makeshift city.
Burning Man anti-consumerism celebration goes non-profit
Sep 05, 2011 09:52 EDT
BLACK ROCK CITY, Nev (Reuters) - When the 50-foot tall effigy known as "The Man" burned to the ground on Saturday night before tens of thousands of screaming people, it marked a new age for the iconic celebration known as Burning Man.
Eclectic Burning Man festival celebrates 25th anniversary
Aug 29, 2011 17:10 EDT
SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) - Starting on Monday tens of thousands of people will descend on a great expanse of Nevada desert to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Burning Man, a gathering of free spirits, artists, entrepreneurs -- and anyone else who managed to get a ticket.
Walking bridges connect LV trails
Aug 28, 2011 20:00 EDT
Two pedestrian bridges have opened in Las Vegas as part of a $4.7 million trail improvement project. The new bridges, funded by the Bureau of Land Management and Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act, are located across Lake Mead Boulevard and Cheyenne Avenue east of Buffalo Drive.
Idaho fire prompts evacuation of nuclear facility
Aug 26, 2011 01:57 EDT
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Firefighters struggled on Thursday to control a fast-growing 28,000-acre wildfire raging within several miles of spent nuclear fuel stored at a U.S. Energy Department lab in the high desert of eastern Idaho.
Idaho fire prompts evacuation of nuclear facility
Aug 26, 2011 01:57 EDT
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Firefighters struggled on Thursday to control a fast-growing 28,000-acre wildfire raging within several miles of spent nuclear fuel stored at a U.S. Energy Department lab in the high desert of eastern Idaho.
Wild mustangs spared roundup in Wyoming for now
Aug 02, 2011 22:15 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wild horses on the vast rangelands of Wyoming can continue to roam free, for now, after the U.S. government's Bureau of Land Management postponed a planned roundup, horse advocates said on Tuesday.
Wild mustangs spared roundup in Wyoming for now
Aug 02, 2011 22:15 EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Wild horses on the vast rangelands of Wyoming can continue to roam free, for now, after the U.S. government's Bureau of Land Management postponed a planned roundup, horse advocates said on Tuesday.
Burning Man festival sells out, but state loses out on tax revenue Outdoor events are often exempt from paying MILLIONS AT STAKE If the 5 percent tax was assessed on Burning Man and Electric Daisy Carnival tickets, the state would have raked in more than $2.15 million.
Jul 28, 2011 20:00 EDT
Outdoor events are often exempt from paying . When Burning Man organizers abruptly closed ticket sales this week, they created an instant black market for tickets to the counterculture celebration that draws 50,000 people to the Black Rock Desert north of Reno each Labor Day weekend.
Activist sentenced to two years for oil lease fraud
Jul 26, 2011 22:59 EDT
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - An environmental activist was sentenced to two years in prison on Tuesday in a federal court in Salt Lake City for defrauding the U.S. government by posing as a bidder for oil and gas drilling rights on Utah public lands.
Popularity of Red Rock Canyon brings traffic problems
Jul 25, 2011 20:00 EDT
One of Southern Nevada's traffic problem spots isn't on a freeway, or even in the Las Vegas Valley. It's out at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. Traffic problems there aren't a daily occurrence, but they happen frequently enough in the busy seasons that officials are bringing in national experts to try to solve the problems.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Bureau of Land Management | |
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| Bureau of Land Management Triangle | |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 1946 |
| Preceding agencies | US Grazing Service General Land Office |
| Jurisdiction | Federal Government of the United States |
| Headquarters | 1849 C Street NW, Rm. 5665 Washington DC 20240 |
| Employees | 10,000 Permanent (FY2010) |
| Annual budget | $960,000,000 (FY2010 operating) |
| Agency executives | Robert Abbey, Director Bureau of Land Management Marcilynn Burke, Deputy Director (Policy) Mike Pool, Deputy Director (Operations) |
| Parent agency | US Department of the Interior |
| Website | |
| blm.gov | |
